radical self-care Healthcare

The birth of Radical Self-Care Healthcare came at a dark time in the life of our founder, Alma Allen.  It was year 2 of the COVID 19 pandemic and she found herself working 16–20-hour days, 7 days a week.

 

Alma shared that one Tuesday night at 9:32 PM, she was in her final meeting of the day, parked in her garage-distraught, tired and unhappy at how exhausted she was.  She felt like a robot, moving from task-to-task and showing all the signs of burnout and stress…uncontrolled eye- twitching, frequent headaches, irritability, and the constant feeling of an impending head explosion (literally).  Something had to give…

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Alma explains how after the meeting ended at 9:45 PM, she broke down and cried for about 15 minutes, straight. It was as if her body cried out years of exhaustion, anger, burnout, fear, frustration, and stress.  In that moment, she explains feeling an emptiness at her inner core.

 

Alma goes on to say that when she woke up the next morning, she experienced a shift....she had a sudden renewed sense of purpose and conviction and decided that it was her responsibility to prioritize self-care and her health and wellness.  "If I don’t take ownership of it, no one will; and it is unreasonable for me to expect the world to do so." Alma decided to put actions to her words and went on to developed a thoughtful, holistic self-care plan that took months to complete. 

 

Later that year, as she saw the positive the changes in her life, Alma decided to dedicate the next chapter of her life to helping other healthcare leaders take better care of their health and wellness-body, mind, soul, and heart.  Alma is now a trained and certified personal and executive coach with the operating framework of peak performance through radical self-care. She has also researched and co-authored  the peer-reviewed journal article titled “Self-Care: The Ethical Imperative for Nurses and Other Health-Care Professionals”.  Alma has created evidence-based workshops on Self-Care and Peak Performance to help others take control of their health and wellness.